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Status:
US Previously Marketed
First approved in 1947

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Sulfoxone is a water-soluble sulfone and is a competitive inhibitor of the bacterial enzyme dihydropteroate synthetase. Sulfoxone under the brand name Diasone was used as an antileprosy drug, for treatment of dermatitis herpetiformis, and to treat pulmonary tuberculosis. Presently, usage of diasone has been discontinued.